invisible cad link

[Anonymous]

Hi there,
Just wondering if anyone can help. I've installed my student license of revit 2013 and have Autocad 2013. When I try to link a cad drawing into revit nothing appears. When I try again I receive a message that says "at least one instance of this link already exists. It could be invisible because the link is unloaded. Continuing will create a new instance for this link and reload it. Do you want to continue?". No matter what I try, I can't seem to make the cad drawing visible in revit. Any suggestions?
Thank you!

[constantin.stroescu]

1. check the  ID  (X,Y ) of a point from your CAD drawing. It is possible to be a big value , thousands of units....If so, move the entire drawing to absolute origin (0,0,0) and then insert it again into Revit
2. check the range value of the view to control the Z . In Site View ,you can increase the range (Top and View Depth) .

[Anonymous]

I've tried moving the drawing, saved it under a new drawing with only the floor plan. I am wondering if it has something to do with my graphics on this computer. Even when going to draw a wall in Revit it is invisible but if I tell Revit to render the walls appear in a rendering but not 2D or 3D view. I have never had these issues before and I am stumped.

[subhra_civil]

Hi,

Do one thing. I am sending you a image file regarding this matter. Please try to follow this. I think you will be able to visible the cad link file in your Revit Project.

Thanks & regards,

Subhradeep Sen

Kolkata

India

[Radioaltivo]

Have you checked if the VG option isn't turned off? also, make sure the view is NOT cropped and use a ZE to see if the CAD is not FAR, FAR away. Also, make sure the scale in CAD is the right one when inserting. In my experience, "auto-detect" doesn't work, so check your AutoCAD units and select them when inserting.

[Anonymous]

So it turns out my graphics aren't strong enough on my work computer.

[mcernello]

I've just struggled with this problem for the last hour. 99% chance it is a unit issue. Auto detect units generally doesn't work in Revit. Try changing the import units.